Blasting begins in downtown Akron; contractors using explosives on...
The blasting has begun.Contractors began blasting underground in downtown Akron last week as workers continue building a giant underground tunnel called the Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel as part of the...
View ArticleTrump’s transition team loses key figure as it struggles to find footing
WASHINGTON: The shoot-from-the-hip style that helped Donald Trump win the presidency is now playing out in his transition to governing.An insular group of loyalists and family members are at the helm,...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: LeBron says he lost all respect for Knicks president Phil...
INDEPENDENCE: LeBron James fired back at New York Knicks President Phil Jackson on Tuesday, saying he lost all respect for the coaching legend after Jackson referred to James and his friends as a...
View Article84-year-old woman killed in Cuyahoga Falls crash
CUYAHOGA FALLS: An 84-year-old city woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Munroe Falls Avenue near Winter Parkway at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.Mary Killian of Curtis Avenue was pronounced dead at the...
View ArticleFire destroys family farmhouse in Lawrence Township
LAWRENCE TWP.: A fire destroyed a farmhouse Tuesday afternoon on Deermont Avenue Northwest, the Massillon Independent reported.No one was injured.Bruce and Beckie Tresz had lived in the home for about...
View ArticleYoung voters look to put the rancorous election behind them
Elaina “Ellie” Enselein grieved over the results of the presidential election.The 21-year-old Kent State student joined a few dozen classmates at the iconic campus rock — a focal point for peaceful...
View ArticleStark State College opens its temporary facility in Akron for spring semester...
As a single mother of two preschoolers, Sarah Parsons wants more financial stability in her life, so she decided to go back to school.The 32-year-old Akron resident recently enrolled at Stark State...
View ArticleProtesters gather in Akron to oppose Dakota Access Pipeline: ‘We need to...
Close to 150 protesters picketed and chanted in Akron on Tuesday afternoon to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline’s path near an American Indian reservation in North Dakota.Amy Breedon, who organized...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Newfound aggression of Cavaliers’ Kevin Love no laughing matter
CLEVELAND: On Thursday, President Barack Obama playfully tugged Kevin Love’s chain.In his speech honoring the NBA champion Cavaliers during their visit to the White House, Obama mentioned the three big...
View ArticleCavaliers 121, Raptors 117: Cavs find success in Frye-land in win over Raptors
CLEVELAND: Channing Frye referred to the 3-point arc this week as Frye-land, that place opposing centers don’t like to visit. He took the Raptors to Frye-land again Tuesday in time for the Cavs to...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Cajun and more at Creo’s; holiday wine tastings at Vaccaro’s,...
The American melting pot is in full force at Creo’s Cajun Steakhouse in North Akron.It opened nearly a year ago in the freshened-up space that previously housed Gus’ Chalet at 938 E. Tallmadge Ave.,...
View ArticleAkron man will spend one year in Summit County Jail for shooting death
David Hillis didn’t get his wish Wednesday when he was sentenced to time behind bars for shooting and killing Marcus Glover after he says Glover broke into his Akron home. Visiting Judge Richard...
View ArticleBrowns players Andrew Hawkins, Josh McCown encouraged after meetings on...
BEREA: When Andrew Hawkins stood by a picture of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and Josh McCown sat across from politicians he’s accustomed to seeing on CNN, the...
View ArticleAkron man sentenced to death in shooting of Kent State student
RAVENNA: An Akron man convicted in the shooting death of a Kent State University student has been sentenced to death.Portage County Common Pleas Judge Laurie Pittman imposed the death penalty on...
View Article#GrabMyCookie: Akron woman protests Trump by supporting Planned Parenthood...
Many don’t recognize the oval sugar cookies with pink swaths of icing.Then they see the other cellophane-wrapped treats — easily identifiable women’s breasts and men’s genitalia.“Something clicks and...
View ArticleHundreds join late-night Akron march to protest Trump presidency
“Disappointed” doesn’t begin to explain how Brandice Schnabel feels about President-elect Donald Trump’s electoral victory last week. “I’m heartbroken,” she said. “Just really scared.”Schnabel, of...
View ArticleAkron woman shot in head Oct. 12 dies Monday. Husband may be charged
Akron police and the Summit County medical examiner are investigating the homicide of an Akron woman who was shot in the head Oct. 12 has died from her injuries.Anita Heard, 58, died Monday morning at...
View ArticlePizza delivery driver threatened with rape, murder during delivery in Akron
A pizza delivery driver was threatened with rape and murder when she delivered food to a Sherman Street home, according to police reports.The 22-year-old woman said a man answered the door about 10...
View ArticleTallmadge woman charged with robbing bank
TALLMADGE: A city woman has been charged with robbing the US Bank, 600 South Ave.Teresa L. Kidd, 50, is charged with robbery and is being held at the Summit County Jail awaiting an appearance in Stow...
View ArticleBob Dyer: I’m podding up — hear me out on new podcast
If you’re like most folks, you just can’t get enough of Bob Dyer.You want to know his every waking thought. All of his dreams and aspirations. Absolutely everything about him. And that’s why I’m...
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